Homeless man identified as victim of Bourbon Street terror attack
January 3, 2025
OFFICERS ARE DOING DOING VERY WELL. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. AUBRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, COUNCILMAN THOMAS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT UPDATE AND HELP. AND I KNOW HE’S BEEN VISITING THE VICTIMS OUT THERE AT THE HOSPITAL AT UMC SINCE WE’VE BEEN COVERING THIS YESTERDAY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU’RE DOING, COUNCILMAN. AND ALSO WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY IS SECURE FOR ALL THE FUTURE EVENTS WE ARE GETTING READY FOR WITH THE SUPER BOWL AND MARDI GRAS AHEAD OF US, WE ARE GETTING SOME NEW INFORMATION AS THE DAY PROGRESSES FROM FBI AND LEADERS. AS THEY ARE CONTINUING TO GET BRIEFED FROM AGENCIES AND DETECTIVES ON THE INVESTIGATION, AS WELL AS HOMELAND SECURITY, WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME NEW VIDEOS AND PHOTOS NOW, PHOTOS THAT HAVE SURFACED OF THE SUSPECT, 42 YEAR OLD SHAMSUDIN JABAR. NOW, OFFICIALS SAID TODAY THAT HE IS A U.S. CITIZEN FROM TEXAS. FORMER U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL. AND THEY DID FIND VIDEOS OF HIM UPLOADED ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. AND THEY DID ALSO SAY THEY FOUND TWO IEDS THAT HE HAD CONTACT WITH. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THE FRENCH QUARTER SHOWS JABAR GOING INTO THOSE TWO ICE CHESTS BECAUSE THE IEDS WERE IN THOSE ICE COOLERS. SO THEY HAVE RECOVERED SO MUCH EVIDENCE IN THE LAST 48 HOURS, IN THE LAST TWO HOURS, THAT THAT WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS STORY SINCE THIS EVENT HAPPENED. 315 BUT A LOT OF INFORMATION ON JABAR SURFACING AND THE CRITICAL KEY PIECE IS THAT A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE GATHERED IN THAT HOUSE IN MANDEVILLE, THE AIRBNB ON MANDEVILLE STREET IN SAINT ROCH, IS ANOTH
Slidell man living on streets of New Orleans identified as 11th victim in Bourbon Street terrorist attack
The 11th victim of the Bourbon Street terrorist attack has been identified.The family confirmed to CNN that Elliot Wilkinson, 40, was killed in the attack. According to CNN, Wilkinson, who’s originally from Slidell, had recently been released from prison and was living on the streets before the attack on Wednesday. “He recently got out of prison and had problems with mental illness. He could’ve stayed with me, our sister or mother, but he never wanted to be a burden to the family, so he went back to New Orleans,” his brother told CNN.Wilkinson’s brother found out about his passing when he received a call from the coroner’s office Thursday. “To my little brother Elliot Wilkinson, you was loved and you will truly be missed,” Wilkinson’s brother also wrote on Facebook. “I know life was hard for you at times. But I wasn’t expecting to get the phone call this morning you was one of them that got hit in New Orleans in the French Quarter,” according to the family’s statement on Facebook. He leaves behind his mother, brother, sister, and a daughter.
The 11th victim of the Bourbon Street terrorist attack has been identified.
The family confirmed to CNN that Elliot Wilkinson, 40, was killed in the attack.
According to CNN, Wilkinson, who’s originally from Slidell, had recently been released from prison and was living on the streets before the attack on Wednesday.
“He recently got out of prison and had problems with mental illness. He could’ve stayed with me, our sister or mother, but he never wanted to be a burden to the family, so he went back to New Orleans,” his brother told CNN.
Wilkinson’s brother found out about his passing when he received a call from the coroner’s office Thursday.
“To my little brother Elliot Wilkinson, you was loved and you will truly be missed,” Wilkinson’s brother also wrote on Facebook. “I know life was hard for you at times. But I wasn’t expecting to get the phone call this morning you was one of them that got hit in New Orleans in the French Quarter,” according to the family’s statement on Facebook.
He leaves behind his mother, brother, sister, and a daughter.
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